Viking · Hull No. 72-629 · 2019

Scup Slayer

A Viking 72 built in January 2019 for model year 2019, documented as Scup Slayer out of Naples, Florida. In 2024 she topped the Mongo Offshore Challenge yellowfin leaderboard and served as a platform for The Billfish Foundation's Skillie Project, satellite-tagging white marlin off southeastern New England.

Her story, name by name

  1. Undated

    Scup SlayerCurrent

    Confirmed · USCG documented-vessel file, 2023-01 to 2026-09, ON 1313989, marlinmag.com, billfish.org

  2. 2024

    Tournament

    Mongo Offshore Challenge, East Coast Division: top of the yellowfin tuna leaderboard with a 113-pound fish, $5,950. Captain Rob Goodwin.

    Reported · marlinmag.com

SistersOther Viking 72s, then 2019 builds

  1. No. 72-619Reely DudeNo. 72-619 · 72201872.3 ft
  2. What A Countrylaunched as Rais N Cain · 4 names since 2017No. 72-605 · 72201772.3 ft
  3. No. 72-659C-StudentNo. 72-659 · 72202372.3 ft
  4. No. 72-660Tortalaunched as Backlash · 2 names since 2023No. 72-660 · 72202372.3 ft
  5. No. 72-661Reel Developmentlaunched as Bidtime · 2 names since 2023No. 72-661 · 72202372.3 ft
  6. No. 58-505Team Galatilaunched as August Rose · 5 names since 2019No. 58-505 · 58 Convertible201958.6 ft

Not yet on record: history and photographs.